Southern Regional Assembly
Samantha Richardson is an experienced professional in project development and administration, currently serving as a Project Development Officer at Southern Regional Assembly since August 2018. Samantha's background includes roles such as Inward Erasmus Administrator and various administrator positions at Waterford Institute of Technology, and a Business Development Executive at Copper Coast Geopark. Previous experience also includes F&B roles at Waterford Castle Hotel & Golf Resort and project coordination at Hercules Pilot Project. Samantha has held board member responsibilities at Tramore Credit Union and served as Enterprise Coordinator at Waterford Area Partnership. Educational qualifications include an MSc in Management from Dublin City University, a Post Graduate Diploma in Enterprise from Waterford Institute of Technology, and several diplomas in Systems Management and Environmental Policy from the Open University.
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Southern Regional Assembly
The Southern Regional Assembly has a remit for the Southern Region of Ireland. It forges links between local, national and EU levels through regional and spatial planning and EU funding. We are responsible for the implementation of the Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy for the Southern Region, and an oversight role of the Region's local authority plans and participation in regional economic fora. We manage the ERDF Southern & Eastern Regional Operational Programme and are involved in the delivery of European Territorial Co-operation programmes, known as Interreg. We also participate in EU projects to facilitate access to a wealth of knowledge from other EU regions to develop better policy solutions to common regional challenges. The Southern Region is represented by 33 local councillors who are appointed as Members of the Regional Assembly for a 5-year term - 27 by their constituent local authorities, and 6 as Committee of the Regions representatives.